Reps C’ttee on Aviation Technology pledges to tighten oversight of airspace, institutions, Industry

Jonas Ezieke, Abuja

The House of Representatives Committee on Aviation Technology on Tuesday pledged to tighten and ensure effective oversight responsibility on the Nigerian Airspace and the aviation sector in Nigeria generally.

Chairman of the House Committee Hon.  Thomas Eriyetomi gave the assurance at the inuagural meeting of the newly constituted committee which is an offshoot of the House Committee on Aviation.

He noted that the 10th National Assembly was inaugurated on 13th June 2023; and in line with the Standing Order of the House, the Speaker,Hon.Abbas Tajudeen constituted the leadership of the Special/Standing Committees and one of which is the House Committee on Aviation Technology.

The lawmaker expressed delight over his appointment to head the committee and also congratulated other committee members for their elections and subsequent selection into the important Committee of the House at this crucial time in the nation’s history.

He informed that this House committee is charged therefore with overseeing and undertaking the oversight over air safety services at airports, oversight over schools of aviation, oversight over aviation institutions and oversight over metrological services (NIMET).

Moreover the House Committee is charged with the scrutiny and passage of the annual budget estimates of the

Nigerian College of Aviation Technology (NCAT)

He said:”It is my singular pleasure to welcome you all, to the maiden meeting of this brand new Committee.

“First and foremost, I congratulate each and every one of us for the electoral victory in the last general elections and our selection into this very important Committee of the House at this crucial time.

“May I humbly appreciate the Hon. Speaker and his leadership team for the confidence reposed in us in selecting us as members of this Committee.

“You will agree with me that the quality of members of this Committee shows the seriousness the House leadership attaches to this Committee and the expectation is high”.

The Committee chairman further stated that the parliamentary engine room is a newly created body carved out of the existing Committee on Aviation.

He added that It is a hi-tech driven Committee with so much expectations from the members of the Committee by industry professional and other citizens.

He charged the lawmakers in the committee to be up to the task ahead of the committee and added that they dare not fail the House, Nigerians and other stakeholders.

He assured the attentive public that the committee ‘ll seriously engage and synergize with stakeholders to give Nigerians the democratic dividend of a highly innovative and productive aviation industry.